Carton.



s. SISENCENBAUGH CARTON.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2. 1915.

1,25%, l 63 v Patented Jan. 22,1918.

SAMUEL S. SENCENBAUGH, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918'.

Application filed April 2, 1915. Serial No. 18,655.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. SENCEN- BAUGH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Aurora, Kane county, Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cartons, of which the following, taken inconnection with the-drawing, is "a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a carton orpackage-container designed to be used in stores of various kinds wherepackages are to be wrapped and delivered to customers. This carton isespecially adapted for inclosing suits, overcoats, dresses, etc., whichrequire careful handling and should be wrapped so that there will be nounnecessary creasing or disarranging of the articles contained in thepackage.

A further object of my invention is to provide a package which willcontain the articles and one which is provided with the necessaryfastening devices to close and secure the parts together and provide atthe same time a handle for carrying the package in the manner of a suitcase.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a carton which isformed of a single piece of material so shaped that it may be laid upona flat surface and packed closely together for shipment, the materialout of which the carton is made being creased and cut at the properplaces to enable the user to readily form the carton by bending thesides and ends into the shape required to form the carton and secure theparts together with the means provided therein for doing so.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider thepreferred forms of my invention, although it is obvious the details ofthe same may be changed without departing from the spirit of myinvention, which consists essentially in providing a package containerof a single piece of material and having means thereon for securing thesame together and providing a handle by means of which the package mavbe carried. In these drawings,

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my package container having the sidesand one end thereof spread out to show the formation of the same, andone end folded into the position occupied by it when the carton isclosed;

other material suitable for the purpose.

"The bottom of the box, B, is cut to whatever size is desired. a, a, arescored or weakened lines on the board forming the carton, and these aremeasured to the proper dimensions to form the sides, C, C, of thecarton. The free ends of the blank, A, A, are formed of the properlength so that when the carton is folded one of the edges will overlapthe other and form the top of box or carton as hereinafter explained.

At each end of the bottom of the carton B, is an extended portion, D, D.Scored or weakened lines d d are provided across the end portions D,arranged the same distance apart as the line a, a, to form when foldedthe ends C, C, of the cartons. A tongue 6, projects from each side ofthe end portions D, l), which is adapted when folded to close thecorners of the carton.

In the form of construction shown, I have illustrated the end portionsD, D, as triangular in shape, the point of each triangle being providedwith one part of a fastening device, 0, 0, so that when the ends D arefolded inwardly to close the package the ends overlap and are securedtogether by the fastener 0, 0. The separate parts of the fasteningdevice a, c, are arranged in the portions A, A, and adapted when foldedinto a carton to secure the two sides together to close the package.

Through one edge of the carton I secure the rivets H or other securingmembers having heads thereon. Attached to these securing members andextending between the same is a handle H. One end of a tape or cord h,is adapted when the carton is folded and the fasteners secured, to bepassed around the body of the carton, as shown in Fig. 3, and returnedto the securing member H and wound around the same to secure the cord inposition.

In forming the carton from the fiat strip of paste-board which has beencut to the shape shown, the goods to be placed in the carton are laid inthe bottom of the box B, the tongues e, e, are bent at right anglesprovides a receptacle for packages with facilities for carrying the samewhich the ordinary box or bundle does not have.

I claim: 7

A carton formed of a single piece of material divided by scored orweakened lines into section adapted to be bent to form a receptacle, theopposite end portions being triangular in shape, the point of eachtriangle having fastening means attached thereto whereby the ends may befolded inwardly to close the package with said ends engaging each other,tongues projecting from the sides of said piece of material to be foldedto form closed corners, and cords attached to said carton and adapted toextend around the body thereof and be secured in place, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses. I

' SAMUEL S. SENCENBAUGH.

Witnesses: V

ARTHUR B. RUSSELL, VIVIAN REESER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

